Patents by Inventor John Lewis Hornsby

John Lewis Hornsby has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • RETROFIT COVER FOR FIBER OPTIC CABLE CONNECTION
    Publication number: 20230066571
    Abstract: A cover for a fiber optic cable connection includes a cap portion having a first housing portion having a first housing wall and a second housing portion having a second housing wall. A union portion has a union wall defining a union opening and is configured to receive the first housing portion and the second housing portion to couple the first housing portion and the second housing portion in a closed position. The first housing wall and the second housing wall define a housing opening to receive a sealing assembly that has an inner surface and an outer surface. A sealing opening is configured to receive a fiber optic cable associated with the fiber optic cable connection. The outer surface is configured to contact at least one of the first housing wall, the second housing wall, or the union wall when the sealing assembly is received within the housing opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Jonathon Randall OLSZEWSKI, John Lewis HORNSBY, Benjamin Franklin CIESIELCZYK
  • Retrofit cover for fiber optic cable connection
    Patent number: 11520109
    Abstract: A cover for a fiber optic cable connection includes a cap portion having a first housing portion having a first housing wall, a second housing portion having a second housing wall, and a coupler portion that couples the first housing portion and the second housing portion in a closed position. The first housing wall and the second housing wall define a housing opening. A sealing assembly is received within the housing opening and has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface defines a sealing opening that receives a fiber optic cable. The outer surface contacts at least one of the first housing wall or the second housing wall when the sealing assembly is received within the housing opening. The sealing assembly creates an additional seal when the first housing wall and the second housing wall compress the sealing assembly onto a union portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO.
    Inventors: Jonathon Randall Olszewski, John Lewis Hornsby, Benjamin Franklin Ciesielczyk
  • RETROFIT COVER FOR FIBER OPTIC CABLE CONNECTION
    Publication number: 20200218016
    Abstract: A cover for a fiber optic cable connection includes a cap portion having a first housing portion having a first housing wall, a second housing portion having a second housing wall, and a coupler portion that couples the first housing portion and the second housing portion in a closed position. The first housing wall and the second housing wall define a housing opening. A sealing assembly is received within the housing opening and has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface defines a sealing opening that receives a fiber optic cable. The outer surface contacts at least one of the first housing wall or the second housing wall when the sealing assembly is received within the housing opening. The sealing assembly creates an additional seal when the first housing wall and the second housing wall compress the sealing assembly onto a union portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Jonathan Randall Olszewski, John Lewis Hornsby, Benjamin Franklin Ciesielczyk
  • Retrofit cover for fiber optic cable connection
    Patent number: 10591677
    Abstract: A cover for a fiber optic cable connection includes a cap portion having a first housing portion having a first housing wall, a second housing portion having a second housing wall, and a coupler portion that couples the first housing portion and the second housing portion in a closed position. The first housing wall and the second housing wall define a housing opening. A sealing assembly is received within the housing opening and has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface defines a sealing opening that receives a fiber optic cable. The outer surface contacts at least one of the first housing wall or the second housing wall when the sealing assembly is received within the housing opening. The sealing assembly creates an additional seal when the first housing wall and the second housing wall compress the sealing assembly onto a union portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Preformed Line Products, Co.
    Inventors: Jonathon Randall Olszewski, John Lewis Hornsby, Benjamin Franklin Ciesielczyk
  • RETROFIT COVER FOR FIBER OPTIC CABLE CONNECTION
    Publication number: 20170261695
    Abstract: A cover for a fiber optic cable connection includes a cap portion having a first housing portion having a first housing wall, a second housing portion having a second housing wall, and a coupler portion that couples the first housing portion and the second housing portion in a closed position. The first housing wall and the second housing wall define a housing opening. A sealing assembly is received within the housing opening and has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface defines a sealing opening that receives a fiber optic cable. The outer surface contacts at least one of the first housing wall or the second housing wall when the sealing assembly is received within the housing opening. The sealing assembly creates an additional seal when the first housing wall and the second housing wall compress the sealing assembly onto a union portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Jonathan Randall Olszewski, John Lewis Hornsby, Benjamin Franklin Ciesielczyk